Audemars Piguet’s New CODE 11.59 Collection

Audemars Piguet has spent the last six highly profitable years coming up with an antidote to its all-persuasive Royal Oak, the new line of CODE 11.59 watches is Audemars Piguet’s latest future-looking collection. It is the epitome of the trendsetter comfortable in its own skin, in a brave new world where the only thing constant is change.

If the name CODE 11.59 sounds pretty cool by itself, Audemars Piguet also uses it as an acronym to present the watch:

Challenge -Challenge the limits of craftsmanship
Own – Our roots and legacy
Dare – To follow firm convictions
Evolve – Never stand still
11.59 – The last minute before a new day

The new line marks a departure from the Royal Oak and reflects AP’s desire to create something genuinely new in the 21st century. Each of the six models is built around an entirely new 41mm case, with a thin round bezel to which the lugs are attached, an octagonal midsection with polished and brushed finishes, and a circular caseback, with just a sliver of space between it and the lugs.

Besides introducing a brand new automatic flying tourbillon, in addition to a self-winding open-worked tourbillon, minute-repeating supersonnerie and perpetual calendar, two new calibres have joined the AP family: a three-hand-with-date automatic and a flyback automatic chrono – the house’s first serially-produced integrated automatic chronograph movement.

Amongst the most notable features of the CODE 11.59 are the three newly developed calibres. The first two are more significant, being built on a new production line in Le Brassus. One is the cal. 4302, a 32mm automatic movement with a 70-hour power reserve. It is larger than the widely used, current in-house automatic cal. 3120, and also has a longer power reserve.

More crucial is the cal. 4401, the first in-house automatic chronograph movement by Audemars Piguet. It has an integrated chronograph mechanism with a column wheel and vertical clutch, as well as an instantaneous date and 70-hour power reserve. The third new movement is the cal. 2950, a flying tourbillon with automatic winding.

Self-winding
Deep blue lacquered dial in 41mm white gold case with display caseback, curved gold indexes and Arabic numerals. Driven by the new self-winding calibre 4302 that features a 22K gold oscillating weight; large diameter of 32mm (14 lignes), a frequency of 4 Hz (28,800 vph), and power reserve of 70 hours. Also available in pink gold case.

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